About a decade ago, when I was starting, many people took blind bets on me. They asked only one thing in return – that when it'd be my time, I'll pay it forward.
This is me, just holding my end of the promise.
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I am offering $500 equity-free grants to indie makers who are willing to ship their next side project in four weeks.
Mailchimp, which started out as a side project, is recently sold for $12bn. Can we together find another such story?
👉 What can you use this money for?
Anything. Totally up to you. Buy the domain, purchase the subscriptions to the tools you need to make your project, hire some freelancers to get help when you need it, or maybe, just spend it on coffee while you are busy writing code.
👉 Can I apply if I don't have an idea?
Write an email to me at [mohit at mailmanhq dot com], and I can share some ideas with you that I cannot find time for on my own.
👉 $500 is almost nothing! Is this a joke?
To some, yes, $500 is nothing. To many, $500 is the last barrier holding them back. And more than the money, this is the beginning of a journey, and the journey is long.
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@mohitmamoria this is so stellar! Such a humbling idea, good for you, going to share this around!
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@mohitmamoria super pumped to see this ! great opportunity for any maker out there
So pumped and proud that this is now out in order to enable more and more people to build & launch side-projects.
Especially stoked since people can launch side-projects with Build(https://build.skiptheline.dev/)
#LetsDoThis @mohitmamoria 🙌🏼
Thankyou so much Mohit for doing this for makers and builders, i really appreciate the support you're providing with no strings attached , respect ++ ;)
What a shining example of putting 'skin in the game' is this by @mohitmamoria. There are many who're mentoring builders (incl me), but Mohit has gone a step ahead and is now putting his own money where his mouth is. More power to supporters of builders like you, Mohit. Keep inspiring 🙏🏻
Congrats on the launch @mohitmamoria 👍
How do you go for the selection for the side projects from a list of makers? On what criteria do you select? Do you have any selection process the makers go through?
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When are we expected to hear a response on the application? I applied on Sep 14, and it says 7 days to hear back, which have lapsed.
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